[fanfan]

2. Keep your US passport close and out of sight. If anybody local asks, you're Canadian..Hell, if it gets hairy, make for their embassy in Beirut.

Good advice.

If you are to be a Canadian, you'll need a primer.....things to say to identify you as a Canadian.

Use the word "eh" alot. Normally it is used much like 'huh' or 'why' in the US.
IE: (question)... Where are you from......(your reply)....... Eh? From Canada. I'm here on business.

It can also be used as a request or question , as in.... I need a drink of water, eh?
You might be feeling some frustration when you use it this way.

Ack! It's hard to explain.
You use it to make a point about something. Or not.

Every Canadian knows about Tim Horton donuts. It's our Crispy Creme, only better.
They sell a small round ball shaped donut called a 'Tim-bit'. The story is that they are the holes they cut out of the donuts, even though everyone knows it doesn't work that way. ;-)
And a coffee with double cream, double sugar is called a 'double-double'.

We have a one dollar coin (it's gold colored) called a "Loonie", and a two dollar coin called a "Twoonie" (Silver outside, gold inside).

Any Canadians want to help make Rebel into an honorary Canadian?

Canada ping!

Please send me a FReepmail to get on or off this Canada ping list.

[proud_yank]

LOL, that is pretty funny fanfan!

You forgot to mention ice hockey though.

[Springman]

Hope rebal_yell2 gets out soon. He's now a Canadian, because you said so!!!!

BTW Tim Hortons coffee tastes like crap!!!! My wife thought it was nice to get it for me one day. It wasn't.

[Alexander Rubin]

Remember, state all your opinions in question form. They may be rhetorical, but it's politer, and gives you an out.

Be enthusiastic about hockey.

Try throwing in some bad French (or 'Quebecois') every so often.

Complain about taxes. If you are pretending you are from anywhere but southern Ontario, refer to the thieving, lying Liberal fatcats in Ottawa (not true at the moment, but most outsiders don't pay attention to Canadian politics). If you are from southern Ontario, pick 2 of the followinng groups and make disparaging remarks about them. British Columbians, Westerners, Northern Ontarians, Quebecois, Easterners, Newfoundlanders.

And remember...you still watch American tv.

[mkjessup]

One quick correction there fanfan, it's my understanding that the Canadian two dollar coin is referred to as as "TOONIE", *not* a "twoonie", that mispronunciation could be fatal in the wrong situation, if you know what I mean? ;)

In a pinch, I would recommend that RY2 pretend to be a deaf-mute, do NOT speak, but carry a note pad and communicate that way, and claim to be from Ireland.

[Jemian]

He needs to say "sore-ree", instead of "sawr-ree" for 'sorry'.